Class Notes by Netra Introduction: Are you prioritizing peace (shreyas) over pleasure (preyas)? Bhakta (Rishi) Prahlada still wanted the best for his father. In Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7.5.30, he says: punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām We are experiencing the same things over…
Class Notes by Sharmila One of the most popular and powerful texts by Acharya Shankara is Atma Shataka (Nirvana Shatakam) where one of the last verses says “Na Muktihi-Na Bandhaha” (No freedom-No Bondage). Who is this message for, who is…
Notes by Vastavi Choudhari Om Santustaya Namah: this means I admire the one who is very content. What does content mean? Is the ability to be in peaceful happiness. How can I stay peacefully happy all the time? If you want…
Notes by Om Shreejay Story There was a farmer who complained about his land a lot because he had so much land that he had to put up a fence to know which was his land. When he looked outside…
Shri Vijayji resumed his talk with explanation of Mangalacharan shlokas. Shloka 4: The word Kavishwar represents sage Valmiki and the word Kapishwar represents Hanuman. To explain further, he narrated stories from Puranas. The Ramcharitmanas have references from Puranas, Vedanta, Bhagvatam and more. Shloka 5: This shloka can be interpreted with…
Class Notes by Bhargavi In the 7th section of Shrimad Bhagavatam, when Hiranyaksha was killed by Bhagavan Varaha, his brother Hiranyakashyapu gets enraged and creates a retaliation rampage. He tells his family members that since Bhagavan Narayana is strengthened by…
Notes by Sanna Luthra Always focus on giving, rather than getting. One of the biggest givers in life is nature. Take the sun as an example, the sun always gives us vitamin c, but do we give anything to the…
Notes by Aarav Luthra A hungry young lady was looking for something to eat. She came across a mango tree and decided to throw a rock at the tree hoping to get a mango. Instead, the rock hit the king.…
Shri Vijayji started by explaining difficult (क्लिष्ट) laws governing the complex Anushtup chand (अनुष्टुप छंद), the poetry composition of Geeta and Bhagvatam. Then he proceeded to explain the meanings of the shlokas of the Mangalcharanam (मंगलाचरण). Sholka 2 is about Faith and Trust.…
Class Notes by Shruti Introduction In the Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavan Krishna shares an analysis of seekers. All are seekers; the difference is in what they are seeking. There are four types of seekers, from lowest to highest: 4. Arthi: Seekers who seek…
